{"id":1869367,"date":"2023-03-06T15:41:45","date_gmt":"2023-03-06T20:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/espn-nba-analyst-implies-mvp-voters-are-racist\/"},"modified":"2023-03-06T15:42:30","modified_gmt":"2023-03-06T20:42:30","slug":"espn-nba-analyst-implies-mvp-voters-are-racist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/espn-nba-analyst-implies-mvp-voters-are-racist\/","title":{"rendered":"ESPN NBA Analyst Implies MVP Voters Are Racist"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fespn-nba-analyst-implies-mvp-voters-are-racist%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1869367&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p> After ESPN NBA commentator Kendrick Perkins was harshly criticized for accusing Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic \u2014 who is white \u2014 of &#8220;stat-padding&#8221; In an effort to get a better average, he accused MVP voters of being racist in order for him to achieve a three-double.<\/p>\n<p>Perkins is also available <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sfgate.com\/sports\/article\/kendrick-perkins-nikola-jokic-mvp-17815878.php\">tweeted a video<\/a> Jokic claimed that he won MVPs simply because he was black, but later deleted this statement. Jokic may become the fourth ever winner of the MVP award, joining Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russell and Larry Bird.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m watching Jokic pass the ball, and I&#8217;m watching his guys catch and shoot, no hesitation, good or bad shot, and let me tell you one thing: Conversations goes [sic] on in that locker room, and players know what their stats are,&#8221; Perkins had <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WXrZ_hs78P0&#038;t=10s\">initially charged<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Perkins had initially made disparaging remarks about Jokic. J.J. Redick was a colleague NBA commentator and took Perkins to task. &#8220;I strongly disagree with this. Look, I&#8217;ve never been Nikola Jokic&#8217;s teammate. If you ask anyone that&#8217;s been around him \u2026 Nikola Jokic does not care about stats, does not care about averaging a triple-double. Nikola Jokic \u2014 I hate to tell everyone \u2014 doesn&#8217;t care about winning an MVP. He cares about winning a championship.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The idea that he&#8217;s stat-padding,&#8221; Redick went on, and then quoted Jokic\u2019s coach Mike Malone. &#8220;This is how he described the game,&#8221; Redick spoke. &#8220;This is how he described Nikola Jokic&#8217;s game: \u2018He doesn&#8217;t fight the game; he just makes the right play every time.&#8217; He compared his basketball IQ to LeBron.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is not a guy who cares about stat-padding, Perk,&#8221; Redick asserted. &#8220;And the best argument I can make as to why this is such a ludicrous statement: They&#8217;re 23-0 when he has a triple-double. Going back to last year they&#8217;ve won 28 games in a row when he has a triple-double.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jj_redick?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jj_redick<\/a> Strongly disagree with <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KendrickPerkins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KendrickPerkins<\/a> that Nikola Joki\u0107 is stat-padding \ud83d\ude33 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yYrP4IWM5S\">pic.twitter.com\/yYrP4IWM5S<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 First Take (@FirstTake) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FirstTake\/status\/1630612043207262211?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 28, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Perkins then offered this in rebuttal: after noting that since 1990, only Dirk Nowitzki, Steve Nash, and Jokic \u2014 all of whom are white \u2014 have won the MVP without finishing in the top 10 in scoring, Perkins raged, &#8220;What do those guys have in common? I&#8217;ll let it sit there and marinate. You think about it. When it comes down to moving the goalposts for certain individuals to win it, again, is it Oochie Wally? Or is it One Mic? What song are we actually dancing to right now, why is this subject not brought up?&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KendrickPerkins?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KendrickPerkins<\/a> He responds to backlash <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jj_redick?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@jj_redick<\/a> for his Nikola Joki\u0107 comments \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/20R4K79SQP\">pic.twitter.com\/20R4K79SQP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 First Take (@FirstTake) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FirstTake\/status\/1630973057215889411?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Jokic, who is currently leading the Western Conference with a average triple-double, plays for the Nuggets. Russell Westbrook, the legendary Oscar Robertson are the only men to have averaged triple-doubles over an entire season.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<hr>\n<p>&#8220;From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/espn-nba-analyst-implies-mvp-voters-are-racist\">ESPN NBA Analyst Implies MVP Voters Are Racist<\/a>&#8220;<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:11px\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After ESPN NBA commentator Kendrick Perkins was harshly criticized for accusing Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic \u2014 who is white \u2014 of &#8220;stat-padding&#8221; In an effort to get a better average, he accused MVP voters of being racist in order for him to achieve a three-double. 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